# 2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe

The 2012 FIM Fogo European Speedway Grand Prix was the second race of the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 28 April at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland.
The last SGP in Leszno was won by Chris Holder who beat Tomasz Gollob, Jarosław Hampel and Andreas Jonsson in the final.

## Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Przemysław Pawlicki as Wild Card, and Tobiasz Musielak and Piotr Pawlicki, Jr. both as Track Reserves. The Draw was made on 27 April.

## Heat details

| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 1 | 14 | (8) Chris Holder | 19 | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | | 3 |
| 2 | 8 | (5) Tomasz Gollob | 16 | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 10 | 3 | | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 6 | (3) Jarosław Hampel | 15 | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | 10 | 5 | | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | (2) Andreas Jonsson | 13 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | | 0 |
| 5 | 16 | (4) Jason Crump | 12 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 11 | 2 | | 1 | |
| 6 | 7 | (10) Nicki Pedersen | 10 | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | 9 | 6 | 1 | | |
| 7 | 2 | (1) Greg Hancock | 9 | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | 9 | 7 | R3 | | |
| 8 | 15 | (7) Kenneth Bjerre | 8 | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | 8 | 8 | | 0 | |
| 9 | 9 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren | 8 | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | F3 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 8 | 9 | | | |
| 10 | 11 | (16) Przemysław Pawlicki | 7 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 7 | 10 | | | |
| 11 | 3 | (6) Emil Sayfutdinov | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | 7 | 11 | | | |
| 12 | 1 | (14) Peter Ljung | 6 | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 6 | 12 | | | |
| 13 | 5 | (15) Hans N. Andersen | 5 | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | 5 | 13 | | | |
| 14 | 10 | (12) Antonio Lindbäck | 4 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | R4 | | | | 4 | 14 | | | |
| 15 | 13 | (11) Chris Harris | 3 | | | | 1 | R4 | | | | | | | R | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 3 | 15 | | | |
| 16 | 12 | (13) Bjarne Pedersen | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | | | 2 | 16 | | | |
| 17 | 17 | (17) Tobiasz Musielak | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 17 | | | |
| 18 | 18 | (18) Piotr Pawlicki, Jr. | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 18 | | | |
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fell ns: non-starter • nc: non-classify Semi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats) Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats) Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |

### Heat after heat

* (62.40) Hancock, Sayfutdinov, Jonsson, Ljung
* (62.54) Hampel, N.Pedersen, Gollob, Andersen
* (61.99) Prz.Pawlicki, Lindgren, Lindbäck, B.Pedersen
* (62.11) Bjerre, Crump, Harris, Holder
* (62.85) Ljung, Andersen, Lindgren, Harris (R4)
* (61.50) Holder, Hancock, Hampel, Lindbäck
* (61.63) Prz.Pawlicki, Sayfutdinov, Bjerre, N.Pedersen
* (61.44) Jonsson, Crump, B.Pedersen, Gollob
* (62.50) Crump, Hampel, Prz.Pawlicki, Ljung
* (61.84) Bjerre, Hancock, B.Pedersen, Andersen
* (62.10) Gollob, Holder, Sayfutdinov, Lindgren (F3)
* (60.84) Jonsson, N.Pedersen, Lindbäck, Harris (R4)
* (62.95) N.Pedersen, Holder, Ljung, B.Pedersen
* (62.60) Gollob, Hancock, Harris, Prz.Pawlicki
* (62.27) Crump, Lindbäck, Andersen, Sayfutdinov
* (61.66) Jonsson, Lindgren, Hampel, Bjerre
* (62.71) Gollob, Ljung, Bjerre, Lindbäck (R4)
* (62.25) Lindgren, N.Pedersen, Crump, Hancock
* (61.66) Hampel, Sayfutdinov, Harris, B.Pedersen (F4)
* (63.10) Holder, Andersen, Jonsson, Prz.Pawlicki
    Semi-finals:
* (61.99) Holder, Jonsson, N.Pedersen, Hancock (R3)
* (61.41) Hampel, Gollob, Crump, Bjerre
    the Final:
* (62.43) Holder (6 points), Gollob (4), Hampel (2), Jonsson (0)

## The intermediate classification

* Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
* Full-time Grand Prix rider
* Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Points | NZL | EUR | CZE | SWE | DEN | POL | CRO | ITA | GBR | SCA | NOR | PL2 |
| 1 | (3) Jarosław Hampel | 33 | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | (1) Greg Hancock | 31 | 22 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | (5) Tomasz Gollob | 31 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | (4) Jason Crump | 24 | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | (8) Chris Holder | 23 | 4 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | (10) Nicki Pedersen | 23 | 13 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | (2) Andreas Jonsson | 17 | 4 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | (12) Antonio Lindbäck | 17 | 13 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren | 16 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | (6) Emil Sayfutdinov | 15 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | (7) Kenneth Bjerre | 12 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | (15) Hans N. Andersen | 11 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | (14) Peter Ljung | 10 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | (13) Bjarne Pedersen | 9 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | (11) Chris Harris | 8 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | (16) Przemysław Pawlicki | 7 | – | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | (16) Jason Bunyan | 1 | 1 | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rider(s) not classified |||||||||||||||
| | (17) Grant Tregoning | — | ns | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| | (18) Sean Mason | — | ns | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| | (17) Tobiasz Musielak | — | – | ns | | | | | | | | | | |
| | (18) Piotr Pawlicki, Jr. | — | – | ns | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | NZL | EUR | CZE | SWE | DEN | POL | CRO | ITA | GBR | SCA | NOR | PL2 |